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Importing Your Buy List
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List your products quickly by importing your Scoutify Buy List or one you created!

Importing Your Buy List

  1. Click the plus button in the upper-left corner of the page or Start a Batch.

    or

  2. Complete your General Information and click Batch Settings.

  3. Under Buy List Import, choose Select from Scoutify or Select from File.

Scoutify Buy Lists

  1. To select from an Active Buy List in Scoutify, click the option to Select from Scoutify.

  2. Select your Scoutify Buy List from the menu.

  3. Click Start Your Batch.

Buy Lists Files

  1. To import a buy list you created, click Select from File.

  2. Click Select File under Include Buy List CSV.

  3. Locate the saved .CSV file on your computer and select Open.

    Note: A List price must be entered for each item, and it must be greater than zero, or it will not import. Headings should not contain any commas.

  4. Click Start Your Batch.

  5. Select the corresponding columns from your .CSV file.


    You will be able to map your headings to the correct column attribute, regardless of the order or title of your columns. For efficient, automatic mapping, we suggest you use the following titles:

    • ASIN (required) – ASIN

    • Title – TITLE or NAME

    • Cost/Unit – BUYCOST or COST PRICE

    • List Price (required) – LISTPRICE or LIST PRICE

    • Quantity (required) – QUANTITY

    • Purchased Date – PURCHASEDDATE or DATE PURCHASED

    • Supplier – SUPPLIER

    • Condition – CONDITION

    • MSKU – MSKU

    • Sales Tax – SALESTAX

    • Discount – DISCOUNT

    • Expiration Date – EXPIRATION DATE

    • MFN Shipping Template – MFN SHIPPING TEMPLATE

    • Condition Notes – NOTES

    • Tax Code – TAXCODE

    • AZ Min Price – MIN PRICE

    • AZ Max Price – MAX PRICE

  6. Click Validate My Buylist.

Important Reminders

  • If the Buy List contains any formatting errors, a Buy List Validation Error window will be displayed.

  • If Condition is left blank, InventoryLab will automatically default the Condition to New.

  • The MFN Shipping Template column attribute will only be available when importing to Merchant Fulfilled batches.

  • The Min & Max Price column attributes will only be available when Min/Max is turned On for the batch.

Buy List Validation

On the Buy List Validation page, you can address any MSKUs needing action. An alert will be displayed at the bottom of the screen for Unresolved Issues.

Merging Duplicates

If there are duplicates in your Buy List, you'll see the warning Duplicates in Buy List.

  • Click Merge Duplicate to merge the quantities of the duplicates into a single listing.

If you have multiple accounting data points, such as under Buy Cost, Supplier, or Purchased Date, it will display as the average cost/unit under Buy Cost and "multiple" for the Supplier and Purchased Date.

Each separate purchase will show as its own line in the Inventory Replenishment pages.


Replenishing MSKUs

If an item is in your inventory, you will see the warning This Item already exists in your inventory.

  • Click Replenish this Item and choose to use the existing MSKU or a new MSKU.


If a batch has more than two items that are being replenished, you can do this in bulk by selecting the Bulk Replenishments Options button.

By clicking Replenish All, this feature will automatically use your existing MSKU if there is only one option available. If there are multiple MSKUs to choose from for a particular ASIN, a pop-up will appear allowing you to select the MSKU you wish to Use.

Selecting the Use New MSKUs option will generate new MSKUs for those items based on your MSKU Customization settings in InventoryLab unless you have included an MSKU in your Buy List. In this instance, the MSKU included in the buy list will be used.

For additional details on replenishing a product in your Inventory, see our video guide to listing a replenishment.

Parent/Child ASINs

If the batch includes a Parent ASIN, the warning This is a parent ASIN, and has multiple variations will be displayed.

Click Select Correct Variation to choose the correct Child ASIN.

A pop up will appear with the Child ASIN information. Click Select next to the correct Child ASIN.

For more information on this topic, please see Parent/Child ASINs.

Batch Creation

Once you have successfully completed Amazon Validation, you can now create your batch. You can do that by clicking Add Buy List to Batch:

When complete, the products included in your imported Buy List are added to the batch and are now displayed on the List > List & Prep screen.

You can manually add additional products to the batch, import another Buy List to add to the batch, or move forward in the process by entering your Box Content Information and creating shipments.

If you want to create your own buy list to import, we have also made that option available.

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